I agree with my little penguin friend.
I’m quite liberal and I have a friend who is quite conservative. In seconds I could probably eviscerate him but there’s really no point in it and we enjoy the occasional movie and fishing trip and why ruin that. It’s not in the best interest of either of us and “overwhelming people” in debates does not solve the problems but just preaches to the choir. I could mock him until I’m blue in the face but this will not change his view nor remove his FOX NEWS app from his I phone…augh now that’s torture and no real Conservative watches Stewart or Colbert anyway other than a sound byte that they can spin.
My friend’s father makes 950,000 dollars a year because he saves a hospital many “costs”. He believes for the most part, the system is working brilliantly and needs strong defense against those who would bring it down both internally and externally. He believes that this is worth the blood of patriots-literally..even his own family. In his world it makes perfect sense. The system works for him. Conservatives are not interested in ideals but the interest of the traditional status quo. Whomever and whatever protects those interests is all that matters.
I believe the inclusive and moderate role of government should be to benefit both the poor and the rich and we are only as strong as our weakest link. But regardless, people have very different ideas and the enlightened view has never been about the overwhelming force of anything other than reason or it becomes self defeating.
P.S- We still need a third, fourth and even fifth viable, strong political party in this country.